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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Fast Walking Horses.

Profits are small on the farm and all
waste must be prevented ITO make both
ends meet" Waste of time is one OF the
things to be looked after as closely as sny-
thing else, and with it the kind of horses
that are kept has considerable to do. Com
pare the distance travelled in day by a
strong, sturdy, fast-waIking team, says the
English Agricultural Gazette, with that
which q slow, creeping team will travel,
and the difference Will be surprising. II
this difference of day is 30 noticeable,
what must that of year or the average
lifetime of horse be? II the slow team
pulls pillow or draws a load but twenty
miles per day, while the other covers
twenty-five miles with as little fatigue, it
is easy to calculate what the difference
would be in q year, and how long it would
take to gain a whole years time by
using the active instead of the sloth-
full horses. AS the most Of farm
work is done at the walking gait, it is then
the duty of the farmer to look after the
walking qualities of the horses he breeds as
much as it is for those who breed fast
horses TO look after the speed-producin
qualities of the horses they rear. While
much depends upon the training OF horse
as to whether he is a fast walker or not,
there is a great deal in the breeding. Some
horses are naturally fast walkers, and, like
natural fast trotters or PAGERS, can stand to
work at their natural gate much better than
those which acquired the habit of walking
fast by being pushed. Active, energetic
horses, with an inclination for getting over
the ground with strong, square walk, will
be more apt to produce colts that will be a
success in this direction than clumsy
horses with sleepy dispositions, and these
points should be considered when selecting
for breeding purposes.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
A Jimson weed Remedy.
Atlanta Ca CuItivator.


Be very careful, writes L. E. Nc, OF Lou.
isiaDa, to the Cultiyator farmers how you
destroy weeds and other so-called pests.
To show you how careful you ought to be,
l will give you an idea OF the virtues of q
common weed, which, until last week.
thought an unmitigsted nuisance. The
weed is no other than the common jimson
weed (Jamestownl. Nothing can be given
horse that will so speedily regulate and
allsy all urinary distractions and in13m.
nation as this seed. The seed are a pow
erful Alternative. They are cathartic, dis-
phoretic and diuretic. They act upon the
stomach and bowels, producing a healthy
condition of those organs. The seed
should be gathered in October aud No.
Sember Il should say gather the seed in
September just as the seed-pods busrI) and
laid up for future use.
For dose, one or two ounces or table
spoonfuls every second or third day, &C
cording TO severity of case, until four doses
have been gwen. After lapse of few
Gays repeat. In extreme cases dose may
be given every day. This remedy is un
surpassed in cases of big-head, CHAMBERS
farcy, distemper, hide-bound, stiff com
plant and chronic founder. DR.. Stewar
rightly calls these seed "The great horse
medicine" An old darkey told me tha
| the leaves of this weed would cure AM
/ Gaze of sore back. Whether this is so OF
not / canno. cay, but we have the word o.
a veterinary surgeon for the seed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
A Central Ohio SIlO.

Mr.. John Gould: AS am the first one in
Central Ohio that ever built and filled silo
with eDsilage corn, wish to report to you
my success with it. / converted portion
Of my COW stable into one, from informa-
ton received from your article in the
Ohio Farmer. l made the building air
tight by using three thicknesses of lumber
with tarTed paper between, leaving dead
air space of six inches. By following your
plans in detail l have made great auccess
OF il. I opened the silo on October 18th
and have been feeding my twenty-five
head of Jersey cattle on the finest green
food ever fed to any cattle in winter time
IN central Ohio. Ny COWS have gained in
quantity and quality of milk ever since
commenced feeding ensilsge. Can l make
my silo durable by giving it, say, two or
three applications OF crude petroleum next
summer before filling2 IL preferred you
can give this article, with answer to my
question, to readers of the ohio Farmer. 1
wish to thank you for the information l
have received from your pen. n. P.
Worthipgton, o.
Methods for the preservation of silo are
becoming very plenty, and presume that
for a cheap preventative crude petroleum
would be cheap, as Lima oil at II cents
per barrel is about as cheap as water.
used on ny silo last year one part of linseed
oil and two parts of coal oil. DR.. Crane, OF
Tippecanoe City, o, used North Carolina
pitch to "paint" the interior of mis- silo.
Some use iron-clad paint, and some lath
and plaster, with water lime cement. In
my opinion the pitch put on boiling. if il
/ will stay, is the BEST, and hope DR.. Crane
will report lis success. Up here in Wis
| constr, where lumber is cheap, they do no
| Dse anything 90 preserve the wood, saying
! that when the silos show signs OF decsy
they can replace them with more cheal
! lumber If during the winter l can foo
that 20. preservstiye has been discoY
ersd it will be duly reported through tn
| Farmer. SAM,
Madison, Wiz, November %.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
ElOped and CoraIIed.

LAFAYETTE, December S.-LSpeoiaL i
Montmorence, a small and quiet village
seven miles west of here, is enjoying a real
sensation. Miss Tilda Ericsson, of that
place, was to have married Sol Peterson,
of this city, lest night, but Saturday night
she eloped with George Book. Peterson
and Officer Yelm, of this city, followed
them, and found them stopping at the
residence OF William Behler, at Hoopeston,
Ill. They had intended to go to Danville,
Ill, yesterday and get married, but the
arrival of Peterson changed the pro-
eramme. Miss Ericsson granted Peterson
an interview, and otter it was over con-
sented to return to Montmorence. She
seems willing to wed either, and all the
interested parties are now at that place,
the rivals for her hand anxiously awaiting
her decision. Peterson has a home pre-
pared for her in this city, and seems to
have the best lien upon her, but Book has
an entirely different opinion, and think:
he ought to get the prize, Both are hot
headed, and trouble is feared.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14

unemployed help costs as much as that
which can be put to service, the
real value of the labor is but very
little. Every ounce OF food
saved by careful preparation Is clear gain,
and the winter work in that respect is bat
q continuation of that left over from the
fall. The manure-heap is another winter
workshop, as it is the most important
material on the farm. No matter how
cold the weather may be there are certain
times when the materials of the manure
heap require turning over, not only to
prevent overheatiDg, but TO throw the
coarser portions to the center, where they
may, in turn, be reduced to a fine condi-
ton. Without entering into the details OF
the necessary repairs required for the farm
buildings and fences, and for the inspection
of the machinery and implements, the fat
tening of stock is winter occupation, the
work of which should be done completely
before spring, in order to be in readiness
for the pillow when the frost shall be out OF
the ground. Farming is an all-year round
business, and permits of no idle time, il
rightly managed, as it includes the growing
of crops during favorable seasons, to be
manufactured on the farm into milk, but
ter and meat during the periods when but
little can be done in other respects, for
winter can really be made a busy season
if the farmer shall so desire.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
The Message SUITS Them

WARSAW, December 7.-[5pecial. The
for the purpose OF organizing for the next
campaign. 1t was not supposed that there
would be many present, but when the
meeting was called to order. there were
nearly one hundred stanch Democrats on
band, each one apparently determined to
do all he could to fight Republicanism. A
temporary organization was effected. a
general interchaDgs of views had, and
permanent org ami z alton will be made on
The 18th instead. The Democrats here are
feeling good over the Presidents message.
and indorse every wordsof 1t, and the hs-
publicaps are as mad as a lot of hornets
over il and the fact that Senator Turpie
occupies seat in the Senate.
We are a unit for Gray for vice-President
and Captain Myers for Governor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Facts About Poultry.

Begin now to get your winter quarters
for poultry neat, clean and comfortable, if
you want to do paying business.
Look out for rat holes about poultry
houses. Broken glass crammed into them
before covering up the holes, Will assist to
keep out the vermin.
Let the poultry have some place of refuge
in their yards from the cold north and
westerly winds. II there are no sheds, put
up few boards to form a screen. They
will then do better than If compelled to
take refuge in their houses at all times.
During the time the snow lies on the
ground do not depend on your fowls eat
ing snow to quench their thirst. They will
do this if not properly supplied with
water; bntit often causes q loosenes OF
the bowels and sickness, and prevents hens
from laying.
Do not let your chickens go into winter
quarters with scaly legs. Treat them to a
couple of applications of sulphur and lard,
and coaI oil the roosts frequently. Scaly
legs are not only unsightly, bat fowls can
not do the work they ought to thus en-
numbered.
Geese 90 not receive as much attention
as they should on farms especially adapted
TO the rearing of water fowl. Besides
yielding regular income In the way OF
feathers, they are one OF the most profit
| able Efowls for the market. Much easier
reared than turkeys, they sell as readily
in most seasons at as good profits.
Mr.. w. B. Nisbit, of Los Angeles, CAL,
writes the Poultry Letter, OF Chicago, Ill,
that there are two ostrich farms near
that place, both in fourishing candition
and hundreds OF people visit them daily
out Of curiosity. It is an expensive ex-
pertinent to raise these fowls, but when
success comes to the venture the profits are
large.
The change from an outdoor run to the
limit of hennery is not at all agreeable TO
the nature of fowls. There they live and
| grow like house plants-pale, delicate and
tender. The longe they are kept hiyed
tie less number the breeder viii have to
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Handling Seed Potatoes.

Seed potatoes promise to be high next
spring. 1t will be sound economy to pay
close attention to the keeping of those on
hand. Good, strong seed next spring viii
be worth more than for several years. Most
good potato growers agree that spronted
seed potatoes are inferior to those Kept so
that no large sprouts appear before plant
ing. We are satisfied that any farmer vac
will take the trouble to test this matter
will convince himself that whenever he
plants badly sprouted seed he iDjares his
crop. The Rural New Yorker prints the
views OF number of CORRESPONDENTS on
this timely subject, the drift of which is
that seed potatoes should be kept carefully
stored in cool cellars.
John a. Thomas writes from Topeka,
Kan: I'VE find it a very difficult matter to
prevent seed potatoes from sproutipg. We
store them in cellars, making the layers
four feet deep or deeper if the room is
scarce. About January Is we begin at
one side and shovel the whole pile over
thus preventing them from mating and
settling too close together. After that we
shovel over the pile once month until
they are planted. a man can move a
thousand bushels in a day, aud he can
work at it when the weather is too bad for
outside work. This is the best plan we
know Of. It gives them air and they keep
better, but they will sprout somewhat.
G. p. Gerard writes from Arestook
county, Maine: plant my seed potatoes
fresh from my cool cellars when they are
nearly as dormant as when dug in the au-
tumn before. / find they come through
the ground with big, vigorous shoot and
maintain a superior vigor all through the
season. Seed POTATOES from which sprouts
have been removed once or more, lack vi
tality, as compared with fresh ones.
store my potatoes in deep, cool cellars in
bins four feet wide and three and one-half
feet deep, one above another, two high,
with a floor and air space between them,
They have plenty of air in the fall, but
not in the spring, and they do not sDrout
Until June.
o. H. Alexander says: 1 certainly be-
lieve seed potatoes are weakened by sprout-
ing. To prevent this they should be kep t
in a cool cellar, and no warm air should be
allowed to reach them in spring. They
should rest on the cellar floor and be well
spread out.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
The Large or the Small Cow.
Farm and Garden.


Whether he large or the small COW is
the most profitable on small farms is
disputed question. For our part we like
good COW, whether she is large or small,
and are better suited by quality than size.
The large animal consumes more, and
should yield an increase of milk and butter
to compensate for the extra feed. We saw,
not long since, a statement in which the
extra cost and possible profit and loss were
nicely calculated, and the balance seemed
to be in favor of the small cow, We do
not believe there is much difference in
profit yielded by an individual COW Of
either class, If they are good specimens Of
faeir kind. We believe good keep makes
the profit in all cases, be the breed what 1t
may. 1t requires certain amount of feed
to sustain life and keep up animal waste
whatever additional proper nutritious food
is supplied will, in a good COW, 90 into
profit In milk and butter. The advocates
of the large COW urge that there is an in-
creased value in such stock when it comes
10 the butcher; but this is not OF much con.
sequence, for such beef does not have q
high market value. Select whatever kind
we may for the dairy, If we consult our
own profits we must look for the one that
makes the best returns for her keep; all
other considerations OF size aud weight are
OF minor importance. The best cow at thu
milk pril will be the best breed for th'
owner.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Dairy Notes.

Bran will keep the bowels open.
A wise farmar will bank his stables.
Wster all animals before feeding. as it
does not pay to wash meal out OF the
stomach.
A runt pig well taken care OF will sell
tor enough TO pay'fcr ten copies of the F.
]. s0r one year, and more, TOO.
By the way, do you know the cows
which have RON themselves in debt? If
NOT, why not? 1t will not psy to winter
such.
Let sick or manned animals lie still. Do
not torture them by trying to get them
up. Rub their limbs every day and keep
soft bed under them. They will get up
when they are able.
/ There is no standard percentage of but
ter as to milk. Milk varies in the amount
of butter it contains during the season. In
the autumn when the COWS give less milk,
the percentage of butter is twice as much
ss it is when the flow is greatest. Cows
di fer, as it takes all the way from pounds
Of milk to "a pounds to make one of bit
fer
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Winter Work ON TIE Farm.

The winter season need not necessarily
entail idleness on the farm. Much valua-
bic work may be done in winter, and by q
proper and judicious division of farm du-
ties the hurried labor of spring may be
somewhat avoided. One great source Of
loss In winter is allowing the shocks Of
corn to remain in the fields to be Injured
by the weather, as well as aff0rdiDg har-
boring places for mice and vermin, instead
of hauling the same to the barn, there to
remove the ears OF corn and husking them,
under shelter, By which means the fodder
will be brighter and better, while every
portion OF the stalk may be conveniently
made Of some value. The stra E-stacks
should also be carried to the barn, there
along with the cornstalks, passed through
the fodder-cutter TO be reduced into very
short lengths, and either fed to stock or
used as bedding. This may cost something
zor laboVr, bps when 1t Is considered that
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14

Injuries and blemishes are like the leavs
on trees they increase in size as the body
increases. 1t is an undisputed fact that
the condition of the feet of horse are more
or less affected by the condition of the
ground on whcih the feet are treated in
any kind of soil. If they are kept confined
to stables and compelled to stand continu-
ally upon hard plank floors, the feet will
be more or less injured by il; or if they
are constantly kept on soft, loamy ground,
the feet will be soft and spongy, and in
about as bad condition as if bruised by be.
ing stabbed constantly.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Booming DIyron W. Reed for Congress.

Mr.. LATE Pence, of Denver, who is County
Attorney for ArApahoe County, Colorado,
is in the city.
"Myron w. Reed, who formerly lived
here, is Today the most beloved msn IN
CoIoYado.n said Mr. Pence, "and he de-
serves 10 be for a thousand good reasons.
There are very few such noble nen in this
world. He is low receiving a salary OF
S.. eco per year, and except what it takes
for his living expenses, he spends every
dollar of il in a quiet way in charitable
work. No one knows how much good that
man does. We arg going to make big
effort TO elect him to Congress next year,
and think there is no DOUBT but ina. We
viii be tuccessful. He is now the leading
Democrat In the State,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14

show or sell in a presentable condition to
his customers.
Now that poultry-houses will have to be
shut up closer to keep out cold, look in
now and then at night to observe the san
itary condition OF your stock when they
are quietly settled on their perches. If
your olfactory nerves are in fair condition
you can thus tell If the houses are too
close or foul, or If a roupy bird is present
you can detect it at once by its peculiar
bad odor, and remove it before further
mischief is done by contagion.
After the turkeys shall have been we'll
fattened they must be well dressed IN order
to command the highest market price.
No matter how big and fat box of turkeys
may be, If they be bruised and torn in
dressing or not dressed in the style the
market demands, they will not sell at top
prices. Different markets have some diff
feTent notions about dressing turkeys, and
the only way for you to make sure OF suit
ing your market is to write to the COM
mission house to which you propose to
ship your turkeys and get its directions
for dressing and packing turkeys for its
market.
The New England Farmer thinks there is
much written about the flavor of eggs laid
by hens of different breeds that could be
traced, no doubt, to the feed given or OBJ
tanned by them, and calls attention to
what the Market Journal says about flavor
ing animals. Here is one icea advanced by
the Journal, in which poultry breeders are
interested: It suggested that new indus
try might be created in the raising of poul-
try anu VaiI0us domestic animals upUn
Certain kinds Of food which will impsrt to
their flesh Lew and pslatable flavors. 1t is
well knovp. for instance, that the exquil-
/ favor of the caBvSs.oack duck is due
t. tue villa celery it feeds uOon in South
ern msrshts, a. the delicious Congo
Chickens owe their superior taste to the sx.
cell' NE If the pineapples they eat. TIE
grouse Of the far Western plains is aromat.
io with the wild sage; Wild ducks and 9th.
er sea fowls have Gshy flavor.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
HotsoaoId Hints,

Soap the creaF : door hinge.
Never use tas-,d rope for cords to hang
meat by.
II the flannel undershirt is shrunken,
hang ii on the line wrong side up.
Don't leave the stove handle in the hot
stove, and then ask your husband to look
at the fire for you.
Beefstake and mutton chops should be
cut thick for broiliDg, never less than three
quarters Of an inch.
4 common Turkish" towel, price %
cents, will cut up into three or four excel
lent dish. cloths.
Fill and trim the lamps in the morning,
if you do not wish to furnish an item for
the accident column of your county pa
per.
The best way to mend torn leaves in
books is pastlDg them with white tissue
paper. The PRINT will show through it.
When you want to take out broken
window pane, heat the poker, run it slowly
along the old putty and soften it loose.
To suit both those who like beefsteak
rare and well done, it is well to cut il in
two, and have one-haH partly cooked be-
fore the other is put on.
When new sheets are made, try broad
hem on each end. This will prevent any
head or foot to the article, thus making
the wear much more even.
The smoke from hickory chips is best for
smoking meat. Corn cobs also give good
scent. Beech is very good, so are apple
and pear chips.
A gate swinging tree upon its hinges is
certainly more lasting than IL suffered to
drag upon the ground, and has q more hos
pitable look to a visitor.
When you boil cabbage, tie bit of dry
bread in bag and put it in the kettle.
French cooks say that all the unpleasant
odor which maks the house smell like an
old drain will be absorbed by the bread.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
DE-. Crime Acquitted.

FRAxKFoRT, December S.-[Special. i
The csse of the State of Indiana vs.. DR..
Cripe, for criminal abortion, was given to
the Jury at 1920 o'clock last night. The
Jury agreed on a verdict of acquittal at
3 o'clock this morning. which was received
at the calling OF court with general APP
proysl. Joseph @. Suit and James v.
Kent, attorneys for defendant, are highly
complimeuted for their able defense.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Canning Factories.
Atlanta (Gal Cultivator

AIlduId luH J OuILIVHLOT-
Judsonia, Ark, has a successful canning
factory, and the people are very much
gratifed, as 1t has given a new i'm Detus to
fruit and vegetable growing. We also
note the gratifying fact that North Caro-
lima has been successful with her canning
factories, and we hope that other Southern
States Will now try the experiment. Maine
is getting pile OF money from the South
for her farmers through her numerous can
ming factories. The Industrial Journal. OF
Bangor, Me-, says:
The season just closed has been q great
o lie for the corn factories in Maine, and
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
Young Coal Miners Killed.

BRAZIL, December Especial. i Two
Young men named John Rider and Will
liam Nichols were killed by fall of slate
while working in mine No Q. of the Brazil
Block Coal Company. Both men were
siDgle.I
Jesse Lair, who was injured week ago
in another mine of the same company by
falling slate, died about the time the accl-
dent occurred this morning.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-14
RAILWAYS
READY RELIEF
WILL Accord INSTANT EASE

WILL AFFORD INSTANT EASE.
Inflammation OF the kidneys, Inflammation
OF bladder, Inflammation of the bowels, con-
gestion Of the lungs, sore throat difficult
breathing, palpitatiOn of the heart, Mysteries,
Group, diphtheriR, catarrh, influenza, head
ache, toothache, neuralgia, rheumatism, cold
chils, chilblains, trost-btes, nervousness sleep
lessness.
The application of the READY REL IEF to the
part or parts where the difficulty or pain ex-
lists will afford ease and comfort.
Thirty to sixty drops IN half a tumbler of
water will in few minutes cure cramps, sour
stomach heart burn, Headache. diarrhoes. dys-
entery, collie. wind in the bowels and internal
Mains.